Launch Party: Donation of Royalties for my New Release A Strange Freedom: Blood & Fireworks

From release day, May 27^th, until midnight July 4^th, all royalties earned from the sales of A Strange Freedom: Blood & Fireworks, a short patriotic paranormal erotic romance, will be donated to http://www.dav.org in honor of my father who is a Disabled Vietnam Veteran and all who have sacrificed serving.

A Strange Freedom: Blood & Fireworks

Blurb:

Can a witch gain her freedom to live as she chooses between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July?   

A man was not exactly what Meranda was looking for when she went to her grandfather’s grave for a ritual of remembrance on Memorial Day.  However, what she thinks is a ghost in the heavy shadows of the night ends up a vampire.  

When Meranda’s grandfather lay dying on a bloody battlefield in WWII, Alexander promised the man he would take care of his family if he got out of the war alive.  Even though he returned to the states a night walker, he has done his best to honor that promise from a distance. Yet, when Meranda is hurt due to his negligence, Alexander valiantly fights his own desires for her blood to save her.  Only, once she is better, their lives clash.  But, using a little magic, she plans to win their war by the time the fireworks light up the sky on Independence Day.

Genres: Contemporary, Paranormal (Vampire & Witch), Erotic Romance

AVAILABLE NOW from Excessica Publishing, Barnes & Noble, Amazon  and All Romance eBooks, etc.

“I found the settings to be highly descriptive, giving the reader the ability to not only picture the setting in your mind but to feel the elements that surround the characters.  Kiki portrayed the two characters Meranda and Alex, with depth, emotion and extraordinary perception.  The desire that the two of them feel is palpable and literally burns the pages. She shows us that regardless of age, a woman can be the predator when it comes to taking what you want. The sensuality and eroticism Kiki describes certainly had this reader breathing heavily.”  ~ 5/5 Stars  from Vampirique Dezire at  Blood, Lust and Erotica

“Kiki Howell does a great job of keeping A Strange Freedom: Blood & Fireworks moving while giving us history of the characters, a depth and range of emotion and some steamy bedroom scenes.” ~Stacey at Sizzling Hot Reads 

I will be back today with an excerpt and BOGO deal!

Kiki Howell

~where love is a mystical thing~

www.kikihowell.com

Vampire Dreams Release

Hi everyone!  My name is Gabrielle Bisset.  Thanks to everyone who's here and to Judy and Marianne for hosting this wonderful party. 

I write erotic romance that's steamy and sensual, whether it be novella or novel length.  My new novella, Vampire Dreams is out now.  Here's a taste:

Homeless and without any family, Arden Stephens must live on the streets of mid 19th century London, never a safe place for a young woman.  One night, as she is running for her life from an attacker, she is rescued by Brandon Ridley and offered a place in his home as his maid.  Brandon is enchanted by Arden from the moment they meet, but just as she has secrets, so too does he.  A vampire hundreds of years old, he yearns for the companionship she can give him.  But for that he must make her one of his kind.

Nightly, he visits her in her sleep, preparing her for the night he will finally make her his own.  For Arden, the wanton dreams she has about her handsome employer seduce her and each day when she wakes up, she finds herself more drawn to him.  But love and desire aren't enough for Brandon to sire her.  He must first obtain the approval of his maker, an ancient vampire named Vasilije who has thwarted his chance for happiness before.

But if Brandon can convince him, he may finally find the love he's been without for centuries. 

You can find Vampire Dreams at Amazon, All Romance eBooks, and Smashwords.  Be sure to check back later this morning for an excerpt from the book and this afternoon for a chance to win a copy.

To find out more about my books, visit me at:
Website:  http://www.gabriellebisset.com/
Blog:  http://gbisset.blogspot.com/
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Twitter (@gabriellebisset)

It's a Blog Party!

I want to thank everybody at Goddess for hosting this bash. Who doesn't love a party?

For those who don't know me, I'm Gale Stanley and I write erotic romance for SirenBookstrand and Silver Publishing. I live in the City of Brotherly Love, with my hubby and two talkative Tonkinese cats, Buffy and Spike. That's them in the picture.

My kids are grown, and I have 5 grandkids who are impatiently waiting for me to write a book they can read. My latest book One Night in Bangkok, a MM romance, was released June 4 from Silver Publishing. I'll be posting excerpts from it and from other recent releases. I'll also have a few sneak peeks at upcoming books.

Oh, and there's a giveaway on my blog, so stop on by: http://galestanley.blogspot.com/

We'll be here from now until 9pm EST. So let's party!

Happy Reading, Gale Stanley

http://galestanley.net/

http://www.facebook.com/gale.stanley.author

Heart of Deception--New Release

Hi! I'm Jenna Jaxon, newly published author of both historical and contemporary erotic romance.

It was a red-letter weekend for me! On Friday, my contemporary erotic romance, Hog Wild, released with New Dawning International Bookfair. Then on Sunday, Books To Go Now! released my historical romance Heart of Deception. Hog Wild's release had been planned for several weeks, but Heart of Deception was a surprise. A very good surprise. I am super-excited!

Because I have two books being released, I'm going to put up several posts so you can read blurbs and excerpts about both and I'll be having a contest at noon so you can win a copy of each.

Above is my gorgeous cover, and below are a blurb and an excerpt from Heart of Deception. Enjoy!

Blurb for Heart of Deception:
Celinda Graham--young, naive, passionate--is head-over-heels in love with Andrew Finley, Viscount Hurston and insists on marrying him. Unfortunately, Andrew's family has been feuding with Celinda's for generations. When her father refuses to allow the marriage, Andrew proposes a scandalous way to get his approval. But Andrew has a secret that may spell disaster to his plans if Celinda finds out he is not what he seems.

Excerpt from Heart of Deception:

Andrew glanced around the upstairs paneled hallway of Baron Ivor's manor house, making sure he was not seen. He stopped before a plain oak door, sent one more furtive look over his shoulder, then twisted the knob and entered. Pulling the door closed, he leaned his powerful body against it, remembering with a smile how little coaxing it had taken for Celinda to agree to his plan. Was she as excited at the prospect of this tryst as he was? It made the seduction much easier than expected.

His eyes roamed the room, resting at last on the pink and white ruffles adorning the coverlet on Celinda's bed.

Her virginal bed.

He loosened his cravat and removed his coat. After tonight, however. . . He grinned into the empty room, pleased at how well the ruse had gone so far, and wondered if tonight would go as planned. If only his conscience had not begun to nag him, to cause him to doubt the reasoning behind the whole ploy.

Andrew shook his head. He had to go through with this. Too much could go wrong if he relented. He paced around the room, waiting for Celinda, hardly cognizant of his surroundings. Halting next to the fireplace where a small fire burned, he stared into the flickering embers.

Did Celinda love him? God, but she was young. She had confessed she thought herself in love last year, but had given up both suitors after her father made strenuous objections. But she refused to give him up this year and seemed willing to take desperate measures to secure him. Did this speak of love or lust? Which would be served tonight? He knew which one he served.

I'd love you to leave a comment and let me know what you think of Heart of Deception. Thanks!

Release Party: Blindfold Me by Avril Ashton

Hello everyone. I’d like to thank the wonderful people here at Goddess for having me today. I hope you all enjoy yourselves and please, allow me to introduce myself for the many people who are hearing of me for the first time.

I’m a Brooklyn, NY gal who loves cake, whipped cream, and books. Really, there’s no particular order to that list. It is what it is. I began writing way back when, but decided to dedicate myself fully to it in ’09. I have my SO of eight years in my corner, and an almost seven year old daughter who loves reading. Makes me proud, that does J

I write the stuff I love to read, suspenseful stories filled with delicious sex and strong characters. Can’t ask for more than that. I’ve met some amazing people since I’ve entered the writing world and I’d love to continue to do so. My links are below, feel free to reach out at any time.

Today I’ll be giving you teases/exclusive excerpts from my latest release, BLINDFOLD ME, published by Secret Cravings Publishing. Two lucky commenters will win a pdf copy, and there’s also a $10 Amazon gift card up for grabs.

Official BIO: A Caribbean transplant, Avril now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y with a Spousal Equivalent of almost eight years. Together they raise a daughter who loves reading and school (wonder how long that will last). Avril’s earliest memories of reading revolve around discussing plot points of The Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys with an equally book-minded mother  

Always in love with the written word, Avril finally decided to do the writing in August of ’09 and never looked back. Spicy love scenes, delicious heroes, and wicked women burn up the pages of Avril’s stories, but there’ll always be a happy ending; Avril remains a believer of love in all its forms.

Email Avril: avril.ashton@yahoo.com

Visit: www.avrilashton.weebly.com

http://www.avril-ashton.blogspot.com/

www.facebook.com/writeravrilashton

Twitter: www.twitter.com/#!/AvrilAsh

So, there’s my intro. I’ll be back with excerpts and some fun facts about BLINDFIOLD ME in a few. In the meantime, kick back. Have fun. I know I will.

DEADLY REVENGE

Tory Richards returns to North Carolina to help her mother set up a B & B never expecting to stumble across several murder victims, fall in love, or get abducted by human traffickers.

Fortunately, when she’s run off the road on the way into town, Dave Miller, working undercover on the task force for human trafficking, comes to her aid. She blows off the near fatal accident as just that--an accident, but rethinks her position once events escalate.

Someone is trying to kill Tory. Failing that, she’s being set up as a suspect in four murders. As Dave falls more deeply for Tory, how will he tell her who he is and what he does? Will she ever trust him?

Trust becomes a moot point when Tory is abducted and everything points to the group of human traffickers Dave’s had under surveillance. He calls in the entire task force, but will they reach Tory before she’s used as a sex slave?

Visit my website at http://www.loreleiconfer.com/ or my blog at http://www.loreleiconfer.blogspot.com/ for more details about DEADLY REVENGE,.  Coming June 21st with a preorder date of June 14th at www.sirenbookstrand.com/deadly-revenge.

Sexual Heat with Heart

That's the way I like to write my erotic romances. Lots of steamy intimate scenes and luscious emotional tension leading up to them. To me, the build up makes 'the moment' that much better. As a reader, I want to be on the edge of my seat, murmurring, "Come on, dammit, come on - kiss her!"

As a writer, I do all that I can to bring the characters together emotionally before they do the deed.

I've been true to that structure in all of my romances, and I've done it again with my latest erotic romance Take Me Away, the story of Lexi, a lonely and misunderstood actress, and Kyle, a former NFL quarterback.

Here's a blurb and a brief excerpt to show you what I mean.

         Blurb:

She’s everything he escaped…and all that he desires

Three years ago, Kyle turned his back on a pro-football career and being the target of tabloids or gold-digging groupies. Craving privacy, he gets it at his roadhouse in Northern California until Lexi Sands invades his life. Indulged and surely phony, she’s exactly what Kyle fled.

An actress since childhood, Lexi’s fresh out of an anger management program, court-ordered when she lashed out at a badgering paparazzo. Weary of the press’s harsh scrutiny, she sees Kyle’s secluded cabin as the ideal place to hide out and him as a damn-near perfect alpha male. Deliciously virile. Protective. Principled. She offers him serious cash to let her stay for two weeks, assuring there will be no complications or touching.

Yeah, right. Passion flares, along with tenderness. Kyle recognizes how lonely Lexi really is, while she's falling hard. Through intimate days and impassioned nights, they explore their most shameless needs, until a cruel betrayal exposes their growing love, forcing a choice neither anticipated.

Excerpt:

         “I can take my backpack,” Lexi said, advancing, resting her hand on Kyle’s.

         At her featherlight touch, bursts of warmth travelled up Kyle’s arm and down his spine, settling in his groin. His erection got harder, his balls compressed even more, becoming painful. Tightening his fingers on the backpack’s strap, he shook his head. His voice rasped, “I’ll put it in the spare room.”

         Lexi’s fingers stroked the back of his hand, moving from knuckle to knuckle.

         He found it impossible to swallow. His knees wavered.

         She murmured, “Whatever you want.”

        Kyle hadn’t a clue what he wanted, and yet he did. She shouldn’t be here, reminding him of what he’d left, taunting him into thinking it was something it was not, tempting him with her sweet voice, the helplessness in her gaze, her succulent body, her loving touch.

        He lowered the backpack to the floor, then straightened, facing her. “And what do you want, Lexi?”

        She looked at his mouth, then met his eyes. “What you do.”

        He heard no guile in her voice and saw none on her face. Color tinted her cheeks. Anticipation of what might happen—what she was trying to make happen—glittered in her eyes. Kyle’s heart hammered so hard, he had difficulty breathing. He wanted to believe her, but a part of him recalled the game Denise had played and nearly won when he hadn’t even been aware of her strategy.

        Lexi’s was far less involved and painfully obvious. He’d refused to take her cash. He wasn’t impressed with her wealth or fame. In her mind, that left only a roll around his mattress to get him to keep his word about allowing her to stay. And that pissed Kyle off royally.

       “I thought you weren’t interested in sex.” Crowding her with his body, he advanced a step.

       She withdrew the same distance, the action seeming to be instinctive. Her eyes widened slightly, sending her slender brows to beneath her bangs.

       Kyle tried to determine if her reaction was genuine and couldn’t. He advanced again.

       Lexi backed into the wall, her palms against the rough texture, face turning to it.

      Giving her no chance to recover, Kyle planted one hand near her head and leaned close, inhaling deeply of her scent, damn near intoxicated by it and the softness, the heat of her body. Lips brushing her ear, he murmured, “Ever.”

       A soft, wanton sound escaped her throat. With each halting breath, her breasts pressed into his chest. Resting her hands on his torso, she curled her fingers into his tee. It was more than Kyle could endure. Primal desire flared so quickly, he eased back before he did something they’d both regret.

Buy Link:  http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9333-take-me-away.aspx

Tina

Tina Donahue
“Heat with Heart”

TAKE ME AWAY (4 Stars Sensual Reads)
THE YEARNING (BESTSELLER)
SENSUAL STRANGER (BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010)
IN HIS ARMS (SIX - 5 Star Reviews)
ADORED (award winning - 4 Stars RT)

Website: http://www.tinadonahue.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tinadonahue
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